Open your emergency exit. Today.

Small spaces burn fast. A few decisions made now determine how this goes.

Where the extinguisher lives matters more than which one you bought. If reaching it means going toward the flames, it isn't where it should be. Get an ABC dry-chemical unit — one near the exit, ideally a second near sleeping.

A fire blanket handles the cooking fires that make up a large share of incidents — smother the pan, no mess, no re-ignition from a cloud of powder.

Know your second exit and make sure it opens. Emergency windows and escape hatches get painted over, blocked by storage, or seized from disuse. Actually open yours, today. Then close it and know you can.

The specific hazards: - Electrical — the reason we obsess over fusing. Disconnect power if you safely can. - Cooking — never water on a grease fire. Smother it. - Propane — if you smell gas, shut the tank off at the source and ventilate before anything else. No switches, no ignition sources. - Lithium — LiFePO₄ is far more thermally stable than laptop chemistry, but a battery fire isn't something you fight in a small space. Get out.